upgrade from vista basic to premium?

[Guest]

i have vista home basic - and have discovered that dvds i burn can't be
played on dvd players. i understand that vista home pemium lets you do this
with windows dvd maker. is it possible to upgrade the basic to premium - and
if so how do you do this?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows Anytime Upgrade: frequently asked questions
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/37070041-1b90-4433-be0c-ab2855841b981033.mspx#EM


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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i have vista home basic - and have discovered that dvds i burn can't be
played on dvd players. i understand that vista home pemium lets you do this
with windows dvd maker. is it possible to upgrade the basic to premium - and
if so how do you do this?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

What are you using now to burn your DVD Programs in Windows Vista Home
Basic? Yes, you can upgrade to Home Premium by using the Anytime Upgrade
applet located in Control Panel, you will then be taken to a site where you
can purchase a license and use your existing Windows Vista Home Basic DVD to
upgrade to Home Premium.

More information:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/37070041-1b90-4433-be0c-ab2855841b981033.mspx

 

[anonymous]

I don't know what shipped with your version but I use both Roxio and Nero to
burn DVDs with no problem.

 

[Lang Murphy]

i have vista home basic - and have discovered that dvds i burn can't be
played on dvd players. i understand that vista home pemium lets you do
this
with windows dvd maker. is it possible to upgrade the basic to premium -
and
if so how do you do this?

Could be a hardware issue, not a software issue. Did you upgrade your PC
from XP, or whatever, to Vista? If yes, were you able to burn DVD's and play
them on DVD players before? If yes, have you changed your DVD burner drive?
If no, then probably software problem... Have you tried playing DVD's on
more than one DVD player?

Lang